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Ministry of Environment

In research, Ministry of Environment stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,205 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,291 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 13.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#23,472
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#502
of 896
Research works
382
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.7k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Environment known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Environmental ScienceField #3,205 of 6,208 21.0%237
Physical SciencesDomain #14,291 of 21,541 19.7%303

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Environment sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Ministry of Environment specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 13.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 31.4 works13×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.17× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 13.31× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 13.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Environment?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Water Quality, Invasive Species, Eutrophication, Land Use Change, Hydrological Modeling, Model Evaluation and Sediment Transport.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change18▲ 14×41 topics
  2. Water Quality6▲ 33×10 topics
  3. Invasive Species5▲ 24×10 topics
  4. Eutrophication4▲ 86×3 topics
  5. Environmental Impact4▲ 4.7×13 topics
  6. Land Use Change4▲ 26×4 topics
  7. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 33×2 topics
  8. Model Evaluation4▲ 60×2 topics
  9. Remote Sensing4▲ 5.9×9 topics
  10. Sediment Transport3▲ 42×3 topics
  11. Water Resources3▲ 28×2 topics
  12. Freshwater Biodiversity3▲ 103×2 topics
  13. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 28×4 topics
  14. Global Hydrology3▲ 93×1 topic
  15. Uncertainty Assessment3▲ 93×1 topic
  16. Nutrient Cycling3▲ 81×2 topics
  17. Hyporheic Zone3▲ 267×1 topic
  18. Phosphorus Management3▲ 267×1 topic
  19. Population Dynamics2▲ 21×6 topics
  20. Biodiversity2▲ 6.9×12 topics
  21. Conservation Challenges2▲ 106×1 topic
  22. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 58×2 topics
  23. Flow Regulation2▲ 106×1 topic
  24. Global Warming2▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Conservation2▲ 8.7×9 topics
  26. Environmental Impacts2▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 24×4 topics
  28. Multivariate Statistical Techniques2▲ 85×1 topic
  29. Water Quality Index2▲ 85×1 topic
  30. Harmful Algal Blooms2▲ 44×2 topics
  31. Hydrology2▲ 27×4 topics
  32. Biodiversity Loss2▲ 64×2 topics
  33. Conservation Genetics2▲ 86×2 topics
  34. Drought2▲ 33×2 topics
  35. Evapotranspiration2▲ 41×2 topics
  36. Habitat Selection2▲ 44×2 topics
  37. Animal Movement1▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Ecosystem Engineering1▲ 107×2 topics
  39. Occupancy Rates1▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Trophic Cascades1▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Environment publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Water Quality and Pollution Assessment.

Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 3 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 3 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…2Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…2Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 1 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Eco…1Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Drought Analysis: 1 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyEnvironmental ChemistryNature and Landscape ConservationEcology3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 3 works
  2. 2 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 3 works
  3. 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  4. 4 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 2 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 1 works
  9. 9 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available28.7%not open71.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.1%domestic only70.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Environment's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.